Mom Florence's Ham

This is how we cook ham for the holidays guys. Check baking time for the size of ham you have; this is just how to prepare it. All sizes are different. You can use a boneless ham but it's not as good, and may need more cloves. Save the bone for bean soup.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 20

Ingredients

• 7  lbs  bone-in ham
• 10  whole cloves
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple rings, juice and all
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) can  7-Up soda

Directions

1. Take rind off the ham if it has one.
2. Score the fat in diamond shapes on top of the ham (score means cut).
3. Take whole cloves and put in the score marks where they intersect; one in each diamond top and bottom.
4. Put pineapple rings on top then cover with brown sugar.
5. Pour can of 7-up in bottom of baking dish.
6. Cover with tin foil and bake 4 hours at 375 degrees Fahrenheit until done, and meat is falling off the bone.
7. You may need to add water to bottom of the pan; check and baste every hour and more frequently towards the end.
8. Of course remove the cloves when you take the ham out, after it cools little, 'cause biting into a clove is not good thing, lol.